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Pockets of Darkness Kindle Edition

by Jean Rabe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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Bridget O’Shea is a mother, a successful business woman, an expert on antiques…and a thief, a damn good one. But when she steals an ancient relic from a Manhattan apartment, she acquires a curse in the form of a Sumerian demon. The demon wants something from Bridget, killing people she cares about to force her cooperation, and it will continue to kill unless she meets its demands.

Next in the demon’s sights? Bridget’s teenage son. Bridget must learn to communicate with the demon, divine what it wants, and satisfy it to keep her son alive. But she soon discovers that mollifying a creature from the pits of hell could damn her soul and send the world into chaos.

Bridget never wanted to be a hero. That’s for suckers. But now, she has no choice. She has to find a way to best the beast and keep its kin from reemerging, or . . . well, there really isn’t an “or.” She has to win.
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    340 pages
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  4. Publication date
    January 4, 2021
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08S5WBGP1
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 4, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1362 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 340 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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  1. Jean Rabe

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    USA TODAY Bestselling author Jean Rabe tosses tennis balls to her cadre of dogs when she isn't writing. She has three dozen novels and about a hundred short stories to her credit. Jean lives in a tiny town surrounded by railroad tracks, the trains providing music to type by. She loves role playing games, board games, card games, visiting museums, playing fantasy football, watching football games, and loves dogs.

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    My home is filled with dogs and books. Lots of dogs and books. I am surrounded by both as I type this.

    I wear twenty-some-year-old sandals or fraying tennis shoes to work everyday, and my wardrobe is often convention t-shirts or Green Bay Packer sweats.

    I'm a mystery writer living in a tiny Midwestern town that has a gas station, a Dollar General, and a marvelous pizza place with exceedingly slow service.

    Always working on a new project or three.

    I have more than fifty books published in the fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy and mystery genres, and more than one hundred short stories. I've lost count of the number of anthologies and magazine issues I've edited. Yeah, I've been around a while.

    I'm concentrating on writing mysteries now and have a series set in Spencer County, Indiana. Piper Blackwell.

    In my spare time I dabble in roleplaying games and boardgames, toss tennis balls for my cadre of dogs, and attempt to put a dent in my to-be-read stack of novels.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Mary Cunningham
5.0 out of 5 stars Can’t wait for the movie!
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2021
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You specialize in collecting (stealing) priceless antiquities, you have a young son to protect, and a demon wrapped around your ankle. Just a few of Bridget OShea’s challenges. Jean Rabe’s latest urban/paranormal fantasy will leave you quite breathless.

A master of description, the author’s prose sends you on a dizzying, sometimes squeamish demon-filled ride. Add a smattering of murder, intrigue, evil, and witchcraft, and you are incapable of putting down Pockets of Darkness. While reading I couldn’t help imagine the movie filled with special effects!

Highly recommended for the paranormal reader.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Captured my attention
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2015
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Riveting urban fantasy mystery, the story has a strong, likeable protagonist who searches for options to overcome her curse. Plays off a moral dilemma, with unintended consequences at several points. Hard to put down. Hope to see future adventures (novels) with the central character. If you like a blend of a mystery-action with horror and fantasy, this is your cup of tea. Heck, not the usual superhero solution.
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Lori S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down!
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2016
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Masterful blend of fantasy, mystery, and adventure. The plot was satisfyingly intricate and just dark enough, but the most compelling component was Bridget O'Shea, a brilliantly complex and original protagonist. A walking contradiction, she's a thief with an unbreakable moral code, brilliant but foolish, and blind but gifted with a special sight. In other words, she is the perfect blend of the heroic and a regular person. Loved it!
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Ben
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2015
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This book kept me riveted throughout. An interesting concept that I've not read before. I hope this leads to a series.
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Susan Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars So very good! I was there!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2021
I can't believe I am the first to review this book. I love it when I can "see" the people in a book. I could see Bridget and her demon. I could see the Pit. So very well written, I was there! I am surprised that my hair wasn't melted! I love a book that digs so deep into a story that I wonder how the characters will survive. I was afraid for Otter! I also love that Jean Rabe allowed the possibility of a second book. "Hint Hint"
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Donald J. Bingle
5.0 out of 5 stars 2016 ITW Thriller Award Finalist for Best Original Paperback Novel
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016
Jean Rabe is an accomplished novelist and USA Today bestseller, with more than thirty books and even more stories to her credit in a variety of genres, so I wasn't surprised to find that Pockets of Darkness was a smooth, descriptive read with plenty of twists & turns. What makes Pockets of Darkness stand out so much so that it is one of the five finalists for the International Thriller Writers Award for the BEST Original Paperback Novel for 2016 is an extra dose of darkness, an engaging protagonist who is unashamedly on the wrong side of the law but still lives (and risks dying) to comport with her own moral code, and a level of intriguing research and descriptive narrative that immerses you in a dark and dangerous world while at the same time being a genuinely fun and engaging read. One of the most truly original thrillers you will read this year. Read it, review it, then tell your friends about this justly acclaimed novel.
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Steven Paul Leiva
5.0 out of 5 stars Jean Rabe is a writer of considerable descriptive powers
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2015
When I was told that Pockets of Darkness was an “Urban Fantasy” I thought it was going to be the story of the finding of a parking space in a big city. Imagine my disappointment then when I discovered that it was instead a dark, dangerous, and thrilling New York adventure centered around a fascinating and complex heroine—thief, mother, beautiful and sexy, who has, shall we say, a magical touch when it come to antiques, a fierce determination when it comes to protecting what and who she loves, and a few demons (literally) to overcome. And imagine my delight to discover that Jean Rabe is a writer of considerable descriptive powers, always finding fresh ways to surround the reader with the atmosphere of the steel and concrete, brick and mortar reality of the city, as well as putting you within the mists of magic, monsters, and machinations that lurk just around dark corners, oozing rivulets of noxious evil. Find yourself a convenient parking space and open Pockets of Darkness. You’ll not soon want to close it.
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Vicki L. Johnson-Steger
5.0 out of 5 stars Good suspenseful read
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2015
Master cat burglar Bridget O'Shay, leader of a ring of thieves, gets more than she bargained for when she steals a demon-filled suitcase. She must enlist the help of her hated ex mother-in-law to save her only child from the savage demon she unwittingly released on the world.
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